Today in the news: Top state moves: Legal marijuana, tax on rich

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Posted Nov. 7, 2012 at 5:00 PM

Posted Nov. 7, 2012 at 5:00 PM

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Other big stories coming out of Election Day were two states legalizing marijuana, two states approving gay marriage and California approving a tax on the rich. California voters passed a measure to charge different tax rates depending on how much money people make. The richest people in the state will pay the most in taxes. In Maine and Maryland, voters approved same-sex marriage, the first times such measures were passed by popular vote. And in Washington state and Colorado, voters legalized recreational marijuana – but the Drug Enforcement Administration on Wednesday reminded the states that it was still illegal on the federal level.

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“President Obama’s re-election does two things. It frees President Obama to be able to work with the Republican Congress, and it frees the Republican Congress to be able to work with President Obama.” - Republican strategist Ana Navarro, talking Wednesday about how she expects the president and Congress to work together the next four years. Former President Bill Clinton recently said the same thing.

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